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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

...[Suspended Camden Police Sgt.] Shane Sampson, of Williamstown, was arrested outside his ex-wife's Pine Hill apartment... "All members of the department, even suspended officers, must comport themselves in a lawful, professional manner at all times, even off duty," [Camden Police Chief Scott] Thomson said...

[NJ] Countering abuse of power: Falsely arrested cop's wife Nooshin Sampson fights back with lawsuit - ...According to the prosecutor’s office, it was improper for [Camden police Sgt. Shane] Sampson to seek an arrest warrant and no offense was committed in Camden and that police department had no jurisdiction to issue a warrant in this case... The lawsuit states it was filed to "remedy a tragic situation in which a group of Camden City police officers conspired among themselves to abuse the awesome power they wield as police officers in order to try to help one of their fellow officers "win' a child custody dispute with his ex-wife"...

POLICE OFFICER ACCUSED OF STALKING EX-WIFE
philly.com
Darran Simon
Nov. 9, 2010
[Excerpts] A suspended Camden police officer was arrested Sunday in the alleged stalking of his ex-wife, weeks after he was indicted for using his influence to have her wrongly arrested on a child-custody matter, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office and Camden Police said. Shane Sampson, 41, of Williamstown, was forbidden to contact his former wife, Nooshin, as a condition of his bail following his April arrest connected to the December custody matter... But Sampson contacted his ex-wife and repeatedly harassed her and male friends... Sampson, who was suspended in April without pay, faces additional charges of harassment and stalking... He was released from the Camden County Correctional Facility on Monday, authorities said. [Full article here]

COP ACCUSED OF STALKING HIS EX-WIFE
Cherry Hill Courier Post
By George Mast
November 9, 2010
[Excerpts] A suspended city police sergeant, already accused of illegally arranging his ex-wife's arrest, now faces harassment and stalking charges. Shane Sampson, of Williamstown, was arrested outside his ex-wife's Pine Hill apartment around 7 p.m. ... His arrest followed a monthlong investigation into allegations the 15-year officer had "repeatedly harassed (his ex-wife) and male friends he observed with her," said prosecutor's spokesman Jason Laughlin ... Sampson was first arrested in April for allegedly filing an illegal criminal complaint against Nooshin Sampson on Dec. 23 ... After the arrest warrant was issued, Shane Sampson went to Atlantic City International Airport to make sure his ex-wife was taken into custody by state police ... She later filed a complaint with the department's Internal Affairs Unit. Prosecutors dismissed the charges as unfounded. Shane Sampson was arrested ... "All members of the department, even suspended officers, must comport themselves in a lawful, professional manner at all times, even off duty," [Camden Police Chief Scott] Thomson said. ... [Full article here][police officer involved domestic violence oidv intimate partner violence (IPV) abuse law enforcement public safety abuse of power new jersey state professionalism repeat hx victim supported]